Will v. Michigan Department of State Police

Citation

491 U.S. 58 (1989)

Facts

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Issue

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Holding

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Rule

A state and its officials acting in their official capacity are not “persons” subject to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Significance

Held that § 1983 does not abrogate state sovereign immunity; official-capacity suits against state officers seek relief against the state itself.

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